Etymology of the French word discorde
the French word
discordederived from the Latin word
discordia (disagreement, discord)
derived from the Latin word
discors (warring, disagreeing, inharmonious)
using the Latin prefix
dis-derived from the Medieval Latin word
cor (heart; mind, soul)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kerd-derived from the Classical Latin word
cors (cohort, tenth part of legion; armed force; court; enclosure, yard)
derived from the Classical Latin word
cohors (cohort, tenth part of legion; armed force; court; enclosure, yard)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gher-Date
The earliest known usage of discorde in French dates from the 12th century.
Cognates
Italian
discordia, Spanish
discordia
